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The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
December  8,  1923 
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Own  This  Modern 
Light-Draft  Spreader 
IF  THE  MAN  without  a  spreader  knew  how  he 
could  increase  the  crop  returns  from  every  ton  of 
manure  by  using  a  McCormick-Deering  Manure 
Spreader,  he  would  change  his  method  mighty 
soon.  It  isn’t  a  matter  of  what  the  other  fellow  is 
doing — it  is  a  plain  dollars  and  cents  proposition. 
If  you  waste  your  time  at  uneven  spreading  you 
lose  profits  that  should  belong  to  you. 
The  McCormick-Deering  spreader  performs  two 
important  operations.  First,  it  shreds  the  manure — 
tears  it  to  pieces  as  it  passes  through  the  two  steel 
beaters  and  the  spiral  wide-spread  device;  second, 
it  spreads  evenly  and  uniformly,  in  any  quantitv 
desired. 
Among  the  features  of  the  McCormick-Deering  spreader 
An  auto -steer  which  permits  the  spreader  to  be 
are 
turned  in  close  quarters,  and  which  eliminates  neck  weight; 
adjustment  for  six  feed  speeds;  and  the  all-steel  frame 
with  all  appliances  bolted  to  it  direct. 
Ash  the  McCormick-Deering  Dealer  to 
point  out  these  features. 
International  Harvester  Company 
606  So.  Michigan  ave. 
OF  AMERICA 
(INCOR-ORATCO) 
Chicago,  ill. 
McCormick  -  Deering 
Manure  Spreaders 
Built  in  Two  Popular  Sizes 
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Catalog; 
FARM 
WAGONS 
low  wheels— 
ir  wood— wide 
or  narrow  tires. 
Wagon  parts  of  all 
kinds.  Wheels  to  fit 
any  running  gear. 
Catalog  illustrated  in  colors  free. 
Electric  Wheel  Co.,  48  El«  St..Quincy.lll. 
We  pay  highest  cash  prices 
tor  all  staple  furs— Skunk, 
Mink,  Muskrat,  Raccoon,  Red 
Fox.  Fancy  furs  a  specialty, 
including  Silver  and  Cross 
Fox,  Fisher,  Marten,  etc.  Est. 
1870.  Our  continued  prompt  returns  and  liberal  policy 
are  now  bringing  us  shipments  from  all  North  America, 
Alaska  to  Mexico.  Send  for  free  Price  List.  Address 
M.  J.  JEWETT  S.  SONS,  REDWOOD,  N.Y.  Dept.  28 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy 
Leading  Butter  and  Milk  Cows 
Can  you  name  the  cows  of  variou3 
breeds  with  highest  butter  and  milk  rec¬ 
ords?  b.  M. 
The  two  Holstein  cows  holding  the 
highest  yearly  milk  and  butter  records 
are  the  following : 
Segis  Pietertje  Prospect,  owned  by  the 
Carnation  Stock  Farm,  Seattle,  Wash., 
is  the  world’s  champion  milk  producer. 
Her  best  record  is  37,381.4  lbs.  of  milk 
and  1,158.95  lbs.  butterfat. 
The  world’s  champion  yearly  butterfat 
producing  cow  is  De  Kol  Plus  Segis 
Dixie,  owned  by  the  Itaymondale  Farm, 
Vaudreuil,  Quebec.  Her  record  is  33,- 
404.7  lbs.  milk  and  1,349.31  lbs.  butter¬ 
fat.  Both  of  these  cows  are  world’s 
champions  over  all  breeds. 
EDW.  G.  HORST. 
The  Ayrshire  cow  which  has  made  the 
largest  milk  production  is  Garclaugh  May 
Mischief,  with  a  record  of  25,329  lbs.  of 
milk,  894.91  lbs.  fat.  She  is  owmed  by 
Penhurst  Farm,  Narberth,  Pa.  The  ani¬ 
mal  which  has  completed  the  largest  fat 
record  is  Lily  of  Willowmoor.  with  a  rec¬ 
ord  of  22,596  Ibs.’of  milk,  955.56  lbs.  of 
fat,  testing  4.23  per  cent.  She  is  owned 
by  J.  W.  Clise,  Seattle,  Wash. 
C.  h.  BURLIIVGHAM. 
The  largest  yearly  milk  record  made 
by  a  Guernsey  cow  is  that  completed  by 
Murne  Cowan  19597,  with  24, 90S  lbs.  milk 
and  1,098.18  lbs.  butterfat.  The  highest 
yearly  butterfat  record  made  by  a  Guern¬ 
sey  cow  is  that  completed  by  Countess 
Prue  43 1 85,  with  18,626.9  lbs.  milk  and 
1.103.28  lbs.  butterfat.  The  former  cow 
was  owned  by  O.  C.  Barber,  Barberton, 
O.,  and  the  latter  cow  by  F.  L.  Howes, 
Groton,  Mass.  c.  m.  cummings. 
Charcoal  for  Hogs 
I  have  been  grieved  to  read  The  R. 
r'i.-l.’s  advice  to  inquirers  that  charcoal 
is  needless  for  hogs.  I  have  not  a  com¬ 
plete  case  for  its  necessity,  but  for  its 
advisability  I  think  I  have.  I  learned 
my  lesson  as  a  very  young  farmer  some 
50  years  ago.  and  I  still  think  the  les¬ 
son  was  worth  learning.  Our  fattening 
hogs  were  kept  in  a  30-ft.  pen  adjoining 
an  old  shop  where  there  was  a  coal  bin 
containing  anthracite  coal  for  the  “front 
room”  stove.  I  had  fed  no  charcoal,  and 
one  day  they  ripped  off  the  siding  and  let 
the  coal  down  into  their  pen.  where  they 
were  crunching  it  down  by  the  peck,  till 
their  manure  was  as  black  as  ink.  Ever 
since  I  have  given  charcoal  to  pigs  and 
hogs  every  week  or  two,  and  their  evi¬ 
dent  enjoyment,  coupled  with  the  posi 
tive  knowledge  that  it  is  harmless,  is 
proof  enough  to  me  that  it  is  useful. 
During  50  years  I  have  never  lost 
pig  or  hog  by  disease  except  one  sow 
with  paralysis  at  farrowing  time.  The 
stove,  the  fireplace  and  the  burned  brush 
heap  give  charcoal  in  abundant  supply. 
For  many  years  I  have  followed  the  ad¬ 
vice  of  the  hogs,  and  have  taken  char¬ 
coal  tablets  myself  after  being  guilty  of 
such  intemperate  and  indiscriminate  eat¬ 
ing  as.  the  four-footed  hogs  are  apt  to  in¬ 
dulge  in.  I  might  add  (a  farmer  cannot 
help  a  little  bragging),  that  my  April 
Hampshires  last  year  dressed  280  lbs., 
and  this  year  will  do  as  well,  at  butcher¬ 
ing  time.  e.  N.  B. 
Virginia. 
■  We  sell  DIRECT  FROM  THE  FACTORY. 
Keep  the  salesman’s  salary  in  your  own  pocket. 
mk  ■  kj  Prices  range  from  $144.00  up,  depending  on 
W  size  and  kind  of  wood.  Special  prices  made  if 
several  in  neighborhood  order  together.  Our  Silos 
have  been  giving  the  best  of  satisfaction  for  the  past 
22  years.  Shipped  subject  to  your  inspection  at  Station. 
" The  Silo  With  The  Automatic  Take-Up  Hoop.’' 
International  Silo  Co.,  113  Flood  Bldg.,  Meadville,  Pa. 
They’ll  do  it,  and  thank  you  for  the  chance.  Here’s 
how.  You  can  fill  a  Harder  Silo  with  succulent  silage 
for  less  than  the  cost  of  husking,  hauling  and  stack¬ 
ing  the  dry  fodder.  And  when  you  come  to  feed  it, 
it  will  be  worth  twice  as  much,  to  say  nothing  of  be¬ 
ing  easier  to  handle.  At  the  end  of  the  feeding 
season  your  cows  will  have  paid  for  a  handsome  new 
Harder-Victor  Front  Silo. 
Harder  Easy- Payment  Plan 
Under  this  liberal  new  plan  you  can  meet  the  pay¬ 
ments  out  of  the  increase  in  your  milk  check  and  the 
saving  in  feed  cost.  You  can’t  afford  to  go  through 
another  season  without  a  silo  when  your  cows  will 
pay  for  the  best  silo  ever  put  on  a  foundation. 
Write  for  particulars  and  our  free  book,  “Saving  with  Silos”, 
new  edition.  Tell  us  how  many  cows  you  are  milking  and  we’ll 
send  you  also  a  Handy  Pocket  Record  Book,  arranged  to  show  in¬ 
come  and  outgo,  profit  and  loss.  Write  today. 
Box  C 
HARDER  MFG.  CORP. 
Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 
HARDER 
Let  Your  Cows  Pay 
for  That  New  Silo 
Mending  a  Stave  Silo 
On  page  1407,  P.  A.  asks  for  a  way 
to  repair  silo  staves  with  the  tongues 
broken.  Take  those  staves  with  broken 
tongues  and  shove  the  rest  of  the  tongues 
down  level  with  the  edge  of  the  stave.  It 
ran  be  done  best  with  a  hand  rip  saw. 
Then  take  those  staves  to  a  shop  where 
there  is  a  power  circular  saw ;  I  think  a 
planing  mill  would  be  the  best  place. 
Have  the  man  running  the  saw  put  it  on 
so  as  to  have  it  wobble  a  little,  just 
enough  to  make  a  groove  in  the  stave,  the 
same  as  the  groove  on  the  other  edge  of 
the  stave.  Say  half  inch  wide  and  half 
inch  deep.  Then  have  some  strips  sawn 
out  about  half  inch  thick  and  one  inch 
wide,  just  so  the  strip  will  press  snugly 
into  the  groove.  That  will  make  an  en¬ 
tire  new  tongue,  which  is  the  most  satis¬ 
factory  way  and  by  far  the  cheapest,  as 
the  mill-man  could  put  a  groove  in  one 
side  of  a  stave  in  about  one  minute,  and 
cut  out  the  strip  in  about  the  .same 
length  of  time.  I  have  seen  brand  new 
floors  put  down  the  same  way  ;  the  car¬ 
penter  putting  in  the  tongue  as  he  laid 
the  floor.  It  would  be  necessary  in  order 
to  make  the  saw  wabble  to  use  two  taper 
washers,  one  put  on  ahead  of  the  saw, 
the  other  after,  so  as  to  bring  the  thick 
edge  of  one  washer  opposite  the  thin 
edge  of  the  other  washer.  The  new 
tongue  need  not  be  all  one  continuous 
strip,  as  a  number  of  pieces  could  be 
used  and  driven  tight  end  to  end.  e.  b. 
New  York. 
Porter:  “This  train  goes  to  Buffalo 
and  points-  east.”  Old  Lady:  “Well,  I 
want  a  train  that  gets  to  Syracuse  and  I 
don’t  care  which  way  it  points.” — Dry 
Goods  Economist. 
Save  Fifty  Dollars 
You  can  save  $50.00  or  more  on 
the  price  of  a 
Rib-Stone  Concrete  Stave 
SILO 
by  placing  your  order  now. 
The  time  to  buy  is  when  the  other 
fellow  wants  to  sell. 
You  want  a  Silo  next  year  ;  you  want  the 
best  SILO;  you  want  a  permanent  Silo; 
you  want  a  RIB-STONE. 
We  want  your  Order  now  and  will  pay 
you  a  premium  for  it. 
Write  us  today  stating  the  size  you  expect 
to  buy. 
RIB-STONE  CONCRETE  CORPORATION 
2-3  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bldg.,  Batavia,  N.  Y, 
Agents  Wanted 
GRANGE 
SILOS 
Big  Discounts 
for  December 
Orders. 
Delivered  in 
April. 
GRANGE  SILO  CO  •  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Trappers  and  Collectors— don’t  be  satisfied 
with  low  prices.  If  you  want  big  money, 
ship  to  the  big  market.  A  trial  will  convince 
you  that  it  pays  to  ship  to  BLUSTEIN  in 
New  York— the  gateway  to  the  fur  markets 
|  of  the  world. 
GET  10%  to  20%  MORE 
We  pay  more  for  furs  than  other  houses  because 
of  our  great  New  York  and  foreign  markets.  We 
charge  no  commiasion— saving  you  another  6*  to 
10*.  If  requested,  we  will  hold  furs  separate,  and 
quote  you  our  best  prices.  If  not  satisfactory,  we 
will  return  your  furs  at  our  expense. 
■  HPI  ■■  Send  for  latest  New  York  price 
L  BJIIL.  lists,  market  news  and  shipping 
IK  If*  tags.  All  sent  free.  Write  today 
|  fl  BIB  Boi  — oar  prices  will  surprise  you. 
David  Blustein  &  Bro. 
1  76  W.  27th  St.  New  York  City  I 
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Our  price  lists 
don’t  show  the 
highest  prices, 
but  our  checks 
sent  in  exchange 
for  furs  have  more 
than  satisfied 
hundreds  in  the 
last  thirteen 
years,  Get  up  a 
sample  shipment, 
send  it  in  to  us,  the  check  you’ll  receive 
will  make  you  another  one  of  our  depend¬ 
able  regnlars.  If  you  are  not  satisfied, 
return  the  check  aud  your  furs  will  be 
shipped  back  to  you,  charges  paid  both 
ways.  A  square  deal  is  yours  for  the 
trying  — all  to  gain  and  nothing  to  lose. 
In  the  meantime 
FREE  for  the  asking — our  price  lists, 
shipping  tags,  instructions  and  a  list  of 
our  satisfied  trapper  friends.  Your  name 
and  address  on  a  postal  card  will  do. 
SOL  WARENOFF  &  CO.  Inc. 
159  West  25th  St.  New  York 
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Wanted  Skunk, Coon,  Mink  and  Fox  Skins 
Write  C.  G.  SCHKYVKR,  Omar,  New  York 
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